Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico in connection with the request for prior approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of the 17 Puerto Rico branches of Citibank, NA, Las Vegas, Nevada, pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

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INTERNATIONAL BANK OF AZERBAIJAN

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International Bank of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan, to establish a representative office in New York, New York, pursuant to Section 10(a) of the International Banking Act, as amended, and Section 211.24(a)(1) of Regulation K.

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M&T BANK CORPORATION

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M&T Bank Corporation, Buffalo, New York ("M&T"), to (i) acquire Partners Trust Financial Group, Utica, New York ("Partners Trust") and merge Partners Trust with and into M&T, and thereby to acquire Partners Trust's wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Partners Trust Municipal Bank, Utica, New York, and also thereby to acquire Partners Trust Bank, Utica, New York, and thereby operate a federal savings bank, and (ii) to acquire Partners Trust's wholly-owned direct and indirect non-banking subsidiaries, pursuant to Sections 3(a)(3), 4(c)(8) and 4(j) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and Sections 225.15 and 225.24 of Regulation Y.
In addition, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York, ("M&T Bank") to merge with Partners Trust Bank and Partners Trust Municipal Bank, with M&T Bank as the surviving entity, pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and in connection therewith, to retain the branches at the current branch locations of Partners Trust Bank, pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act.

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10/01/2007

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

The Community Reinvestment Act is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It was enacted by the Congress in 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901) and is implemented by Regulation BB (12 CFR 228). The regulation was revised in May 1995.

The CRA requires that each depository institution's record in helping meet the credit needs of its entire community be evaluated periodically. That record is taken into account in considering an institution's application for deposit facilities.

A copy of an institution's CRA evaluation may be obtained directly from the institution or Reserve Bank.

Federal bank regulators use the following performance levels to rate an institution's performance under CRA: